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  1. Mar 15, 2021 · AP file. Ronald DeFeo Jr., the convicted killer whose 1974 murders spawned the "Amityville Horror" franchise, died last week while serving a 25 years-to-life prison term, officials said Monday ...

  2. Killed. 6. Weapons. .35 Marlin rifle. Ronald Joseph DeFeo Jr. (September 26, 1951 – March 12, 2021) was an American mass murderer who was tried and convicted for the 1974 killings of his father, mother, two brothers, and two sisters in Amityville, New York. Sentenced to six counts of 25 years to life, DeFeo died in prison on March 12, 2021.

  3. Mar 16, 2021 · Ronald DeFeo Jr., the killer who inspired “The Amityville Horror” book and movie series, has died, according to a spokesperson for the New York State Department of Corrections and Community ...

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  5. Mar 15, 2021 · An autopsy by the Albany County Medical Examiner’s Office will determine an official cause of death. DeFeo, whose nickname was Butch, was convicted of killing his mother, father, two sisters and ...

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  6. Mar 15, 2021 · The convicted murderer Ronald J. DeFeo Jr. after a hearing in Suffolk County District Court on Long Island in November 1974. He was serving 25 years to life in prison when he died on Friday. Credit...

  7. Mar 16, 2021 · DeFeo was serving a life sentence for murdering his family in 1974. His cause of death is pending an autopsy, according to the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision.

  8. Mar 15, 2021 · Ronald DeFeo, 69, died Friday at Albany Medical Center, where he was taken Feb. 2 from a prison in New York’s Catskill Mountains, the state Department of Corrections and Community Services said. The cause of his death wasn’t immediately known. DeFeo was serving a sentence of 25 years to life in the 1974 killings in Amityville, on suburban ...

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